ham & vegetable soup
This was so delicious and perfect for a cold winter day. I saw a container of mirepoix at Trader Joes and thought...what kind of soup can I make with this....and I went home and threw this together. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
prep time
20 Min
cook time
2 Hr 30 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
4-6
Ingredients
- 1 box low sodium chicken broth (approx 32 oz)
- 2 cups water
- 1/2-3/4 cup your favorite italian tomato sauce, any flavor
- 2 tablespoons butter ( i used unsalted)
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 1/2 cup chopped carrot
- 1/2 cup frozen corn
- 1 - ham hock (or small ham bone)
- 1/2 cup ham, cut into bite size pieces
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
- 1/4 teaspoon italian seasoning
- 1/2 cup small pasta (i used acini de pepe)
How To Make ham & vegetable soup
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Step 1Melt butter in large pot or dutch oven. Add onion, celery and carrot and sauté until onion starts to become translucent; approx 3-4 minutes. Add seasonings and stir; then add broth, water and ham hock. Cover and cook on low to medium heat for about 1 1/2 hours. Add corn and ham pieces. Cover and continue to cook for another 1/2 hour. Add pasta the last 10 minutes.
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Step 2Use your own judgment for seasonings and tomato sauce...adjust to your taste.
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Step 3Enjoy!
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